In a previous blog we informed that Social Security beneficiaries would see a 1.3 percent benefit increase in 2021, but that is not going to be the only change in 2021. Other facts and figures will change and these changes will also change requirements to be eligible for certain Social Security programs. One thing that… Read more »
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Members Of Congress Urge Change In Requirements For Replacement Cards
Members of Arkansas’ congressional delegation are pushing for Social Security to change its guidelines on how to go about obtaining replacement Social Security cards. According to a press release from U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, current federal policy requires people to provide primary identification documents, such as a driver’s license, to obtain a replacement Social… Read more »
RFCs Are Helpful To A Disability Case
In a disability case, whether it be a claim for Social Security disability benefits based on physical limitations or on mental limitations, a Residual Functional Capacity (RFC) evaluation can be very helpful in winning a case and qualifying for benefits. Below is a description of how Social Security considers RFCs related to disability claims. How… Read more »
When You Have Representation
The Social Security disability process can be a difficult one to navigate. Instead of going it alone in a process where the agency routinely denies claims many people seek out someone to assist them with a disability claim. Once you have a representative assisting you with a disability claim Social Security is, according to its… Read more »
COLA Increase Set For 1.3 Percent In 2021
Social Security officially announced that the cost-of-living adjustment would be 1.3 percent next year. This means that Social Security beneficiaries will receive a 1.3 percent increase in their benefit amount beginning in 2021. Below is a portion of the press release from Social Secuirty announcing the increase for next year. The 1.3 percent cost-of-living adjustment… Read more »
The Administration And Social Security
We are told time and again that elections matter and that elections have consequences and that is no more true than in 2020. The two different candidates for president have different ideas on all topics, maybe no more so than Social Security. To be fair President Donald Trump has said he will preserve Social Security,… Read more »
No Update For Online Video Hearings
More than a month ago Social Security issued a press release announcing the agency would be implementing a new way to have a Social Security disability hearing through an online platform, but since then the agency has been mum about when and how this technology would be implemented. In the press release Social Security offers… Read more »
The Latest On Social Security And COVID-19 Scams
Even prior to mid March when much of the country partially shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic Social Security scams were on the rise, but now there are Social Security scams and COVID-19 scams to be aware of so you don’t become victim to one of these scams. Social Security alerted the public to… Read more »
Social Security Announces Creation Of Four New Investigation Units
In late September Social Security’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) announced it would add four new investigative units to the Cooperative Disability Investigations (CDI) program as the agency continues to focus on fraud even though there has been little proof of rampant fraud among Social Security disability cases. The CDI is a joint effort by… Read more »
Guilty Pleas In $500,000 Scam Case
Two South Carolina residents pled guilty in federal court Oct. 6, 2020 to laundering over $500,000 on behalf of an India-based phone scam that targeted Social Security beneficiaries. The Office of the Inspector General for Social Security issued a press release indicating that Mehulkumar Manubhai Patel and Chaitali Dave, both 36, pled guilty to the… Read more »
